Giacomo Puccini. Autograph letter signed to Sergei Diaghilev, written when they were fellow guests at the Savoy Hotel in London, accepting his offer of two seats for a performance the next evening. Creation dates: [1911-1921]
Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine). Autograph manuscript full score of his song-cycle 'The Curlew', setting four poems by W. B. Yeats. Bonhams, 20135, 27 Mar 2012, Lot 222. Creation dates: [circa 1922]
Nicolò Paganini. Manuscript of the cello part of the sixth guitar quartet, op. 5 no. 3, with autograph annotations by the composer. Sotheby's, L12402, 29 May 2012, Lot 103. Creation dates: [Circa 1820]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph manuscript of a three-part fugue in C, K. Deest, contained on a leaf once part of the celebrated collection of papers belonging to the English musician Thomas Attwood. Sotheby's, L12402, 29 May 2012, Lot 80. Creation dates: [Circa 1786]
Benjamin Britten. Collection of letters, photographs, typescripts and other documents, some inscribed by Britten, relating to his status as a conscientious objector in 1942. Sotheby's, L12402, 29 May 2012, Lot 18. Creation dates: Circa 1942
Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph music manuscript, being a sketchleaf for the slow movement of the String Quartet in C, op. 59, no. 3, the third 'Razumovsky' quartet. Christie's, 5960, 21 Nov 2012, Lot 35. Creation dates: [Circa 1806]
Felix Mendelssohn. Autograph letter signed, beginning 'Hochgeehrter Herr! Seit einiger Zeit mit Arbeiten sehr überfüllt', commenting on a correspondent's symphony; Leipzig. Creation dates: 4 April 1847
SMYTH, Ethel. A selection of letters from 57 autograph letters signed, mostly from Leipzig, to members of her family (mother, father, sisters). Creation dates: 1877-1887.